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BlueJAY HEALTH WATCH SURVEY SUMMARY SPRING 2008
The Minnesota West Community and Technical College Blue Jay Health Watch conducted a health survey in late April and early May 2008. The co-coordinators take this opportunity to thank the 181 respondents who completed the survey. The following is an informal summary of the data collected.
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Respondents: |
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Students: |
61.9% |
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Faculty/Staff: |
38.1% |
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Gender: |
Male |
21.5% |
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Female |
78.5% |
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Age Range: |
16 20 |
20% |
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21 25 |
17.8% |
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26 30 |
12.8% |
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31 40 |
18.9% |
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41 50 |
14.4% |
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50 + |
16.1% |
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Current Health Insurance: |
Yes |
89.1% |
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No |
10.9% |
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* *Routine Medical Exams |
Yes |
77.5% |
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No |
22.5% |
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*Health Care Services |
Hospital/ER |
35.1% |
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Clinics |
97.1% |
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Alternative Care |
32.8% |
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Mental Health |
4% |
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*Immunizations |
Hepatitis A |
22.7% |
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Hepatitis B |
65% |
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Meningitis |
12.9% |
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Flu Shot |
52.8% |
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Tetanus (TdaP) |
87.7% |
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Pneumonia |
8.6% |
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Gardasil |
4.3% |
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*Diseases/Conditions In the last 12 months |
Alcohol Abuse |
5.6% |
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Drug Abuse |
1.6% |
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Eating Disorders |
3.2% |
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Mental Health |
23.8% |
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Relationship Issues |
24.6% |
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Sexual Assault |
0.8% |
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STD |
2.4% |
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Sleep Problems |
56.3% |
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Stress |
81.7% |
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High Blood Pressure |
17.5% |
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High Cholesterol |
8.7% |
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Diabetes |
3.2% |
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Asthma |
6.3% |
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Cancer |
2.4% |
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Strep Throat |
11.1% |
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Meningitis |
0 |
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Influenza |
11.9% |
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Gambling Addiction |
0 |
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*Weight Description |
Very underweight |
0 |
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Slightly underweight |
4.0% |
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About the right weight |
38.2% |
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Slightly overweight |
43.4% |
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Very overweight |
14.5% |
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* FDA Food Pyramid |
Yes |
32.4% |
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No |
64.2% |
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Unaware |
3.5% |
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*Lifestyle Changes |
Yes |
80.1% |
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No |
19.9% |
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*Seatbelt Use |
Yes |
93.0% |
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No |
7.0% |
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*Bicycle Helmet Use |
Yes |
7.6% |
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No |
77.1% |
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N/A |
15.3% |
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*Motorcycle Helmet Use |
Yes |
45.9% |
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No |
28.3 |
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N/A |
25.8% |
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*Ridden With Impaired Driver |
Yes |
22.5% |
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No |
77.5% |
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*Smoke Detector |
Yes |
94.8% |
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No |
5.2% |
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*Carbon Monoxide Detector |
Yes |
57.3% |
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No |
42.7% |
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*Safe on Campus |
Yes |
94.2% |
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No |
5.8% |
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*Physical Activity |
None |
0.6% |
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< 1/2hr/wk |
8.3% |
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½ - 2 hr/wk |
31.4% |
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2 ½ - 4 hr/wk |
25.4% |
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4 ½ - 6 hr/wk |
19.5% |
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6+ hr/wk |
14.8% |
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*Tobacco Usage |
Yes |
21.3% |
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No |
78.7% |
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*Alcohol Usage |
None |
44.1% |
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1 2/ wk |
27.1% |
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2 4/ wk |
14.1% |
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4 6/ wk |
4.1% |
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6 10/ wk |
5.3% |
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> 10/wk |
5.3% |
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*Recreational Drugs |
Yes |
2.4% |
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No |
97.6% |
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Hours of Sleep |
<4 |
0 |
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4 6 hrs. |
28.8% |
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6 8 hrs. |
62.9% |
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8 10 hrs. |
8.2% |
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*Likely to call 911 if a person passed out from drug or alcohol use |
Very likely |
71.9% |
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Somewhat likely |
17.0% |
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Somewhat unlikely |
7.6% |
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Very unlikely |
3.5% |
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*Campus health/counseling services requested |
Yes |
61% |
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No |
39% |
(Items with an * indicate that some respondents did not answer the question)
Comments:
I think there should be mental health counseling services available free or at a high discount to students. This, I believe, would greatly improve student morale, retention, and campus safety.
I would like to see an incentive to improve health, such as a discount for a fitness club.
Some options, like wearing a helmet when riding a bicycle or motorcycle, I answered no but the truth is I don't ride either.
I get all my medical care through the Veteran's Administration as I have no medical insurance but am a veteran of the US armed forces.
This college needs a health services office. The website is fine for basic information but that does not help enough.
In regards to question 25. Yes, I would like to see these services available to students and faculty, but no I do not need them at this time. The question is a bit unclear.
I believe stress management would be greatly appreciated.
Would be nice if you could work with our insurance to get them to cover an exercise program with the wellness centers which are located in our community.
It would be nice to have some discount to a fitness center or have one on campus.
I would like to see health club memberships for faculty/staff on our campus.
The funds currently being utilized to pay for the present system of health coaching would be better applied toward health club reimbursement. I believe the reimbursement would more effectively facilitate changes in exercise habits.
Thanks for the survey. Some of the responses were "guesses" or estimates. I hope that the results will be made available to us.
Health Watch Survey 2008
The Bluejay HealthWatch Survey was conducted to help in planning health related activities on Minnesota West campuses. Thank you for your participation.
Note: All questions were NOT required to be answered so the calculations are based on the responses collected per question and not on the number of overall responses.
Unsegmented:
>> Results
Segmented:
> by Gender
>> Male
>> Female
> by Affiliation
>> Student
>> Faculty/Staff
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